dcsimg

Diagnosis

provided by World Register of Marine Species
Olindiidae medusa with 4 radial canals and several blind centripetal canals, nematocyst knobs on oral lips; numerous tentacles of one kind, not in-groups, at different heights above umbrella margin, with nematocyst rings; gonads on radial canals; numerous statocysts. Hydroid colony stolonal; small hydranths arising at intervals from creeping, rather thick stolon, never forming a network, hydranths with a single elongated ?liform tentacle below hypostome, stem below tentacle covered by thin membranous sheath often wrinkled by hydranth contraction, usually encrusted by mud particles; gonophores as medusa buds borne singly at the base of hydroid on a short peduncle.

Reference

Drummond, R.B. (1981) Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 184 - 185 (Includes a picture).

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Schuchert, Peter, P.